In Babies and more We have spoken on many occasions of pediatricians and nurses and, I confess, as a pediatric nurse, I usually do more to make constructive criticism than to recognize his (our) work. That is why, and because I am also excited, today I want to tell you a story of those to give value to those guardian angels in hospitals and health centers that take care and watch over the health of the little ones.
It is the story of Amanda Scarpinati, a 38-year-old woman who, as a baby, suffered various burns on her head, hands and feet with a vaporizer (she still has scars). In the hospital, a nurse took care of her, cradled her in her arms when she needed him, and from that moment some photos were taken that were used in the hospital's yearbook. There was no record of her name, but Amanda found the images and looked for the nurse without success for 20 years. Now, almost 40 years after those photos he meets the nurse again to give her the hug she gave him while he was taking care of her.
All thanks to social networks
The photos were taken at the Albany Medical Center in 1977, when Amanda was admitted healing her burns. Years later, he found these photos and kept them in his memory, with the enthusiasm and desire to meet that nurse to thank him for everything he did for her, when I was only 3 months old.
He decided to make a new attempt, this time with the help of social networks, and left a message on Facebook with the photos in case anyone could tell him what the name of the nurse was. His state began to move and share and in just 12 hours there were already 5,000 people who had shared it, with the intention of helping you find it. A few days later he achieved his goal. His name was (and is): Susan Berger.
Upon finding her, the hospital decided to perform a reunion act, and in the conference room, with posters with the cover of the 1977 yearbook, Susan and Amanda met again, decades later.
An event that has accompanied him all his life
Although for Berger she was just one more girl, a patient to care for, for Amanda she was a figure to find peace of mind. The burns have accompanied him throughout his life and he has required several interventions. Those scars, those marks, accompanied him during his adolescence, arriving at times to feel bad about himself, not only because of his image, but especially because other children took advantage of it to laugh at her, as we read in the Daily News.
Then he found the photos of the nurse, holding him in his arms, with such affection, that he felt that there are people who not only do not reject these differences, those scars, but They are able to give all their love to make you feel good. And since then, from time to time, I looked at the photos to continue feeling good about herself.
At the time of the meeting, Amanda showed her purest thanks for what she did at the time, and especially for what she represented in her life that moment. For her part, Berger, the nurse, was equally grateful and privileged that a girl she looked after so many years ago I will look for her for so long to hug her and thank her for her work.
Small actions that mean a lot
Everyone who draws their own conclusion. I keep that many times we carry out small actions that for others mean a lot. The nurse decided to take the girl to give her affection and affection. That moment was immortalized and something that for her was sure to be everyday, for the girl, now a woman, it turned out to be a huge gesture that has accompanied her throughout her life and helped her feel better.
Maybe it's time to take off all of us, whenever we can, that face of bitter fruit, which causes us everyday stress, and start doing more of those little gestures and little actions with others. Who knows if in a few years someone tells us something similar, that keeps a good memory of us for something we did on any given day, at any time.
